Thursday, July 27, 2023

Francisca (Manoel de Oliveira, 1981)

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

Portugal's submission to "Best Foreign Language Film" for the 55th Academy Awards.

Director
Manoel de Oliveira


Writers
Agustina Bessa-Luís, Manoel de Oliveira


Stars
Teresa Menezes, Diogo Dória, Mário Barroso

YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/aYFfA46NoaE

Subtitles: English. Audio in Portuguese (Portugal)

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